Blackhawks' Sharp Still Trying to Make Most of Frustrating Season

The sound was unmistakable.
Long after a Thursday practice had finished at the Chicago Blackhawks' practice facility, forward Patrick Sharp was on the ice by himself. He shot puck after puck at an empty net, ripping some into the net and others off the metal of the crossbar, even into the glass behind it -- a sound he'd rather not hear so much.